“Today, models are able to share industry news, trends, and communicate with fans through Twitter, Instagram and blogs. So in a way, our position as models is way more personable and relatable.” WayTodayAbleShareFansPositionIndustryNewsModelsCommunicateTrendsBlogsRelatableInstagram Author:Karlie Kloss
“I think my best skill as an architect is the achievement of hand-to-eye coordination. I am able to transfer a sketch into a model into the building.” ThinkingHandsEyeAbleBuildingSkillsAchievementModelsConstructionArchitectTransfersCoordination Author:Frank Gehry
“The weakness in a model in which one assumes that the electorate gets what it needs from Bill Clinton is that our system doesn't institutionalize the oppositional voice, and one needs to be able to hear the exchange of the debate in order to create an informed electorate.” NeedsAbleOrderVoiceModelsWeaknessBillsAssumingClintonDebateElectorate Author:Kathleen Hall Jamieson
“The most destructive criticism has not been able to dethrone Christ as the incarnation of perfect holiness. The waves of a tossing and restless sea of unbelief break at His feet, and He stands still the supreme model, the inspiration of great souls, the rest of the weary, the fragrance of all Christendom, the one divine flower in the garden of God.” StillsSoulInspirationAbleChristPerfectBreakSeaFeetDivineFlowerModelsGardenCriticismWaveSupremeHolinessDestructiveWearyRestlessFragranceIncarnationUnbeliefChristendomGreat SoulsDestructive Criticism Book:Christianity's Challenge and Some Phases of Christianity Submitted for Candid Consideration Source: Christianity's Challenge and Some Phases of Christianity Submitted for Candid Consideration
“I made the first 'Blumen' picture after looking at Robert Mapplethorpe's Pictures book. I was struck by how much freedom Mapplethorpe was able to extract from his model's restraint-that in tying up and cropping his models, he appears to be able to work with people as forms. I never thought about my flowers as related to his (which I saw as annoyingly erotic); I thought of them in relationship to bondage. I wanted to make the flowers more aggressive and ironic and less docile and sensual.” PeopleFirstsMadeBookAbleWantedFormSawsFlowerModelsSensualRelatedAggressiveIronicRestraintBondageEroticPicture BooksDocile Author:Collier Schorr
“I will never date an actor or a model. My family will never accept her. We are a middle class family, and an actress will never be able to gel with us.” AbleActorsAcceptingClassMiddleModelsMy FamilyActressesMiddle ClassMiddle Class Family Author:Suresh Raina
“You can look at the cost structure of an incumbent company and discover: where are they not going to be able to drop their prices... because that business model is fundamental to the existence of the company.” LooksAbleExistenceCompanyBuildingCostModelsFundamentalsStructureIncumbentsBusiness Models Author:Aaron Levie
“European carmakers pledged to reduce CO2 emissions by 25 percent from 1995 to 2008. We kept our word and reduced the value even more. This is not the result of short-term gimmickry. We decided years ago to develop the relevant models and engines, otherwise we wouldn't be able to offer them today.” YearsTodayAbleValuesTermResultsOffersModelsPercentYears AgoDecidedEnginesRelevantShort TermEmissionsOur WordsCo2Co2 Emissions Author:Norbert Reithofer
“For me, a male role model would be a man who, despite holding a leadership position, has the courage to say that he wants to reschedule a 7 p.m. meeting for 4 p.m. because he'd really like to be able to put his son to bed.” MenWantWould BeAbleRolesPositionSonBedModelsMeetingsMalesDespiteRole ModelsBe A ManMale Role Models Author:Kristina Schroder
“I tell people this over and over again: don't attach your faith to people. People will come and go. People will disappoint you. People will divulge dark secrets. People will turn out to be the opposite of what you thought. Allah is perfect. His Messenger (peace be upon him) is a perfect example, and the religion is a perfect methodology. Attach yourself to the principles instead of the people. That way no Shaykh going wild or role model going rogue will be able to shake your faith.” PeopleWayAbleTurnsDarkPerfectSecretPrinciplesRolesExampleModelsOppositesShakesRole ModelsMuslimComes And GoesDisappointMessengersRoguesMethodologyDark SecretsDivulgeUnshakable Faith Author:Omar Suleiman
“When you look at Steven Meisel's pictures and you see girls rolling around in mud or cars are blowing up? It takes a tremendous amount of courage to be able to do that. I think you have to be malleable, and that's what makes a truly great model. It's not the perfect lip or the perfect face, it's your own ability to take on a character and that's, I think, something there's a misconception about.” ThinkingLooksCharacterAbleFacesGirlAbilityPerfectCarAmountModelsLipsRollingMudMisconceptionBlowing UpPerfect FaceSteven Meisel Author:Michael Flutie
“Being athletic and fit is very sexy in my opinion! I am not a fan of the heroin chick model look. I think girls should be able to watch a game and then go out and play it.” ThinkingShouldLooksPlayAbleGirlGamesOpinionWatchesFansFitModelsSexyAthleticChicksHeroin Author:Katie Cleary
“We just believe in what we make and we're in a very fortunate position to be able to make stuff regardless of what model that follows.” BelieveAbleStuffPositionModelsFortunateJust Believe Author:Thomas Tull
“I think I was always able to laugh a lot at the industry - to be detached from it, even if some of the other models weren't. Jeez - it's hardly rocket science, is it? It's not as if you can get to be a better model..... .you can either get away with it, or you cant? And most of them were also acutely aware of the passage of time.....and how it would affect their careers.” IfsThinkingAbleCareersLaughingIndustryModelsGet AwayPassagesCantRocketsDetachedPassage Of TimeRocket Science Author:Ashton Kutcher
“In programming when you're making a change you have to know all the affected places, and you have to be able to model in your head what the performance impact will be.” KnowsAbleModelsPerformancesImpactProgrammingAffectedMaking Changes Author:Bill Gates
“I think of this a lot in the terms of books. Of course there's a big to-do culturally about e-books versus print books, sales models. The paradigm has changed but my perspective on it is that there's not going to be another paradigm to alight on because everything will continue to evolve so quickly that our brains won't be able to keep up with it.” ThinkingBookBigsAbleCoursesTermBrainChangedPerspectiveModelsEvolvePrintVersusParadigmPrint Books Author:Ron Currie Jr.
“If India is an emerging economy with millions of new consumers, sell them the Volvo. Sell them the Cielo car. Sell them whatever you can, hamburgers and KFCs. ItÂ’s the middle classes who have moved into being able to own a car, a refrigerator. For them there is this mantra that the General Electric refrigerator is better than some other model, that the Cielo car is fancier than the Ambassador.” IfsAbleClassMillionsEconomyMiddleCarModelsIndiaSellsMovedConsumersMiddle ClassElectricEmergingMantrasAmbassadorsRefrigeratorsHamburgersKfcVolvoGeneral ElectricEmerging Economies Author:Vandana Shiva
“I would model well-being by presenting myself as a high-energy person who loves what I am doing and who is thrilled to be able to offer books, tapes, and products designed to make people feel good. I would explain that they are in a store filled with this kind of energy and that creating such a space is exactly why I got into the business in the first place. If you want to feel good, then my store is the place you should visit on a regular basis. I would stay very informed about what's out there and make sure I carry many things with very high energy.” PeopleIfsWantFeelsShouldFirstsWellsKindPersonsBookAbleEnergySpaceProductsOffersCreatingModelsBasesFilledStoresFeel GoodWell BeingTapePresentingHigh Energy Author:Wayne Dyer
“I take my role as an ambassador for the sport, and as a role model for boys, girls, mommies, daddies - whoever it is - very, very seriously. I know the impact my role models have had in my life, and I'm in a really beautiful position to be able to be that for others.” KnowsAbleBeautifulGirlSportsBoysRolesPositionModelsImpactRole ModelsDaddyAmbassadorsReally BeautifulBoy Girl Author:Kerri Walsh
“Many kids and parents ask me, 'What kind of guitar can I buy?' It's a great opportunity for those people to be able to buy a quality guitar that's not necessarily a little Fender or whatever. Ernie Ball signature model guitar is something that's more signature.” PeopleKindLittlesKidsAbleAsksOpportunityParentQualityModelsBallsGuitarAsk MeSignaturesGreat Opportunity Author:John Petrucci
“I think, for one, the LGBTQ community is just a paragon of leadership, of standing up and saying "these are our rights, and we deserve them." As a model of activism, it's so wonderful what the community has been able to achieve towards goals like marriage equality.” ThinkingHas BeensAbleGoalCommunityRightsWonderfulAchieveModelsDeserveStandingActivismMarriage EqualityParagon Author:Jill Stein
“It was an important period for us, because even though we weren't a "punk band", and what became a model for a punk band, we were able to be dragged along by the spirit of that time.” ImportantAbleSpiritPeriodsBandModelsPunk Author:Stephen Mallinder
“I think there's inherently an issue that models will literally never be able to handle, which is that when somebody comes along with a new way of doing something that's really excellent, the models will not recognize it. They only know how to recognize excellence when they can measure it somehow.” ThinkingKnowsWayAbleKnow HowIssuesModelsExcellenceHandleExcellentNew Ways Author:Cathy O'Neil
“I see myself, in terms of the question of capitalism, as I would support democratic socialism over a capitalist system, because any approach... or participatory economics, which is another great model that people like Michael Albert are putting out there... any system that encourages us to think about interdependency, and to be able to use the world's resources in a wiser way, for the good of the whole, would be better for the world than capitalism.” PeopleThinkingWorldWayWholeUseWould BeAbleTermSupportApproachModelsCapitalismResourcesEconomicsDemocraticSocialismCapitalistWiserDemocratic Socialism Author:Bell Hooks
“I think we at the faculty level have to model this behavior of having people that really truly disagree with one another be able to discuss those beliefs with one another at the level of discussion and argument and not at the level of, you know, personal attack so that our students can learn how to do that, too.” PeopleThinkingKnowsAbleBeliefLevelsStudentsBehaviorModelsArgumentDiscussionFacultyDisagreePersonal Attacks Author:Mark Schlissel
“The thing of being able to share somebody's reality, which has so far been a matter of what communication is about, you know. Now it has gotten a whole new leg. It has gotten a thing of being able to actually step in somebody's reality and walk through it like they do, experience it the way they do, specifically. The implications, to me, are immense. I mean, how far can it go? If you go into a complete, like a cyberspace model of some type, in which... you know the discussion about the mind and the interaction between the mind and the universe as a holographic phenomenon.” IfsKnowsWayMindMeanMatterWholeRealityAbleUniverseWalksStepsShareCommunicationTypeModelsLegsDiscussionPhenomenonInteractionImmenseImplicationsCyberspace Author:Jerry Garcia
“In other words, you've got a journey as the plot, but it has to be in a lively environment, being able to create the mood. If you read "Pickman's Model," in other words, they're winding their way through the Boston Streets and [H.P.] Lovecraft researched what was there.” IfsWayAbleEnvironmentJourneyStreetsModelsMoodPlotBostonLivelyLovecraft Author:Paul Laffoley
“We were working from very exact models and dimensions and weights of clay to make these pots which had been designed some 10 or 12 years previous to our arriving [at Bernard's Leach studio]. And we, being, I guess you would say young, arrogant Americans, thought that we ought to be able to somehow express ourselves a little bit more in the daily work of the pottery.” YearsLittlesAbleYoungBitsOughtLittle BitModelsWeightStudiosDimensionsPotArrogantClayArrivingPotteryDaily Work Author:Warren MacKenzie
“Everybody should be able to enjoy their life, because you only live once. So I just want to get it all out there and be the best role model that I can be, if people want to put me in that kind of predicament. I mean, I didn't ask to be a role model, because I'm not perfect.” PeopleIfsWantShouldKindMeanI CanAbleAsksEnjoyPerfectRolesModelsBeing The BestRole ModelsNot PerfectPredicamentsI'm Not PerfectYou Only Live Once Author:ASAP Rocky
“I don't hold myself out as a role model. I don't believe that everyone should make the same choices; that everyone has to want to be a CEO, or everyone should want to be a work-at-home mother. I want everyone to be able to choose. But I want us to be able to choose unencumbered by gender choosing for us.” WantShouldBelieveHomeAbleMotherChoicesRolesModelsDon't BelieveGenderRole ModelsCeo Author:Sheryl Sandberg
“The verbal interpretation, on the other hand, i.e. the metaphysics of quantum physics, is on far less solid ground. In fact, in more than forty years physicists have not been able to provide a clear metaphysical model.” YearsFactsHandsAbleClearModelsPhysicsFortyInterpretationQuantumMetaphysicsMetaphysicalPhysicistQuantum Physics Author:Erwin Schrodinger
“The great gifts of models are not that they're more beautiful than the next person, it's that they're able to be photographed and not be self-conscious.” PersonsSelfAbleBeautifulNextModelsConsciousSelf ConsciousGreat Gifts Author:Bono